Política de género, equidad, diversidad e inclusión para los proyectos científicos y las actividades de desarrollo de capacidades del IAI

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) established a policy on gender, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in June 2022 to integrate these considerations into its scientific projects and capacity-building activities. The policy aims to increase the participation of underrepresented groups—including women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized groups, and LGBTQ+ individuals—to improve the quality of regional science and public policy regarding global change.

• The IAI policy defines underrepresented groups to include women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities or racialized groups, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
• Historical data indicates a gender gap in IAI-supported scientific projects; between 2002 and 2021, women served as principal investigators in only 29% (22 of 75) of projects within the Collaborative Research Networks and Small Grants Programs, while women in all roles accounted for 36% (194 of 527).
• IAI capacity-building activities have shown higher female participation, with women making up 51.5% (467 of 906) of participants in 24 training events between 2012 and 2019, and reaching 86% and 67% in two different research and executive internship programs.
• The policy outlines five primary objectives: promoting EDI in science, integrating EDI into IAI activities, reducing biases in project and program selection, establishing an inclusive research environment, and increasing regional capacities for EDI in sciences.
• To implement these objectives, the IAI will include EDI clauses in grant agreements, provide EDI training for peer-review panels to address unconscious bias, and offer flexible grant management to accommodate family or medical leave.
• The IAI maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward aggression, racism, sexual harassment, or intimidation based on protected characteristics, noting that such violations may lead to the termination of financial support or contracts.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2022). Política de género, equidad, diversidad e inclusión para los proyectos científicos y las actividades de desarrollo de capacidades del IAI. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-Politica-EDI.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Política de género, equidad, diversidad e inclusión para los proyectos científicos y las actividades de desarrollo de capacidades del IAI. 2022. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-Politica-EDI.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2022poltica, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Política de género, equidad, diversidad e inclusión para los proyectos científicos y las actividades de desarrollo de capacidades del IAI}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-Politica-EDI.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }